Tumbler construction



June 6, 1933. o. BUTZBACH TUMBLER CONSTRUCTION Filed Feb, 28, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet l izaaib June 6, 1933- o. BUTZBACH TUMBLER CONSTRUCTION Filed Feb. 28, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented h5 1933 and is more parfiiqulflbly'dwncemgd with the E construction qfl the lrotqmgty-pe f Qf, tumbl rs orncylindersiotwlaundrymwhines J 1v In allithjem limiters atpres en t employed infthe vani'ous washing. machinegflryclggn? m i machines and drying-,mgchines the nelv0 vablesicylinder-isl1ir0idd with opggmgs Bot " ncylint s i able m to The principal use of} doors of fbothoff these types lie in h and" 'ejenmally' i thehingeaythe locks, Q1: the guides will wea'r undefi-th-isgentinualpound;

guides willabecome wox n f'romfihijs continwl fi oundingmntil ai elbananwe lsts betweenmhg indr' construction whefreih i blllf he;

tion;whemein hinge s,;guidas nd lcckjsma ybe wehminalned doorsmmmted albng thg: Side oipthe cylindielr which swing outwardly and Lupwa-ndly yvhgn f th y arie opgnedgpivncinglon suitable hmges uides. and the dd01 's and c othesimay be; come inched betweenithesbrpmnfis and vemui wallyflfbe atom; Ofhi'iimgS the 0i js d 109m that m y-h uus g iwlthhelth r W 51% so than frqm hej cenimi g lyf to; lta mg; cylinder; the; loan w l; iantqma ic lly ibfie ghfilm fi mdwith nathe Q op ning A fiuntheniwt itg, bmvide a-d di thls typer hich may bmmll ed nw d y n 12m fled w th suitablb l u ds within, th cylglder ion d rw in he-kl m t amnen P 5 1011. IA fp th r fibise isligaigp mri g apd jq C 1 d vwwl; owning. than m-wwr ir i n: .wmch sham arner wo and the dividing or partition walls 22 and 24. A cylindrical shell 2fiis positionedbe; tween each of these walls: 'Tlie sheIls'QG are provided at their ends with outwardly turned flanges 28. The shells are attached to the partitions and end y p0sition::isiprovidechaand may comprise the able rivets 30 which extend through these flangesand through the partitionsfor the disposedstub shaft32 is secured to each end wartyeans of'whieh thef'cylindrflO is mounted for rotary movement. Means-for rotating the cylinder may -;be attached to "either shaft '32 f the usual manner, well knoy'vii in the are Th'e'shel-ls' 2 6 areprovided at sr'iitable intervals withinwa'rdly' extending ribs se liy theuse bfW1if ii h P m bling of the clothes is produced.

re'cta:nfgt- 1a;- metallic door. fr aiii'e' SG is provided for each clothes section and is suita ablyifpo'sitionedbetween" ai'pairbf themwardlyfdispo sedf'ribsfi i. The frame 36 may be of any 'desired"construction; provided with inwar'd'ly diverging walls 38, and is adapted to be' rigidly secured between the :walls separating the compartments by riv-' ets" frames thus positioned provide door opemngs having outwardly converg ng 'wallsformlng 1n effect jawedge-shap'ed openmg. 5

f ln'ieachf'oflthe frames 36; one ofm y improved doors 40 is mounted. Each" do'or"40 ma comprise "a closed rectangular frame 42 formed't'o simulate an angle iron and having its base e1ement 44hori'zonta1 and its upright leg 46 inwardly disposed. The frame 42 thus formed isfarcuately shap'ed,--"a's shownin Fig; 2;tofcor-refspond geiierallyto. the "circumferenceof thecylind'elr 101 A panel'48 is placed in fra'me 42='andsecured thereto in "any suitable n'iar'mer such as by the rivets50. 1A latchin'g'm'eans "52is mounted at? one e 11d of theidoer' :40. Th-is'relatch unit maybe om'ittedf in some forms of: theinvention and comprises a housing 54 secured on thepanel 48; 5A locking; boltgxtifi giSf mounted iir'tliis housing and has onetendgextending through an. opening 58in frariie lQ and the otherend pivotally connected through a sliding connection with arforlred lever 60, LelverjSOis provided with a handle, portio r64 and is pivotally mounted upon a pin 62 secured to 13 9 82. Mbr mj Q b1t' means of, handle fiO'fwill either retract or advance bolt 561m at opening 66 in the door rm ne is further provided with a pair amormal door losing position, the position the-reef 'teifig governed by the movement of frame'g42gwithin the tapered walls 38.

Means for supporting, the door in an open guide and supporting rails 72 fastened to the partitions and end walls by suitable rivets 74. guideraiISC-YQ may {be in' the form of angle irons ,fh'avirig 'rounded c'or ners whereby clothes 'tuinblingiinto contact with these rails] will, n ot'heiii-ijured; It'uvil'l benoted that the"rail's "72*eXtend from a point adja- 'cnr a' ribfl 34*toia'point adjacent the door frame '36, and the'inwaiidly projecting flange 76tirrepfi's taper ed inwardly at 78 to avoid a sharp corner"at its-ineeti'ngcdge with the frame 36. Due to the many undesirablc'features eitherp; corners or thin edges in the interior of a clothestumbler, any'sharp 'e'dges at til fee d. of-the gr'ride rails l'iave-been thus eifectitely"eliminated? 1 fInfusewhen iti's d'esired to open the door ,40,-'the lever"'GOis' grasped and-swung up. wardly' "to" withdraw lockibolt" 56, after which inward pressure" upon}: the door will move the 5 door to a -'res'tfiposition upon the guide rails'72. at which time the door niayibe moved upwardly upon the railsto the dottedrline positio'rr'shown in Fig. 2; In ;this' position, the entire door opening-is clear and clothes may be removed 'or placed within therevolvablecylinder'lOn' "'5 'My improved doorconstruction ielemin ates the possibility of annpwardlyswunghinged by preventing possible bodily injury -tothe operators Furth erif "due tothe wedging 'action'of-"tlie four side walls of the doorwitl-rin' the door frame,*-no clothes can possibly'beeofiiie' entangled with the door ordoor I frame,

thus avoiding the possibility of teari ngg or twisting the 'cloth 'e's', The elimination of any shar points" or thin edges by this 'constru ction el'iminates'jany possibility of tearing or cutting"clothes dnring tl ietunibling process.

'I'n'yiew oft-he fact th the centrifugal action of the rey' olvingtumbler will serveto solidlv seat the door within tits frame no Wea r: will occur at; the door-"bolt or its rbpenirig- Convention as embodied in a metal cylinderand may be incorporated in a cylinder and door "s'equentlyl' these parts neednver'be replaced. 15:5 Whilel' have shown, and described-Any inconstructed entirely of Woodor a Wooden .doorand a metalcyhnder, or vlce versa, and g i a While I have i applied to either-Wooden or metallic cylinder itis my purposeito protect this invention as construction; t V

shown and described only a particular embodiment of my, invention, it

Willi-of course jbeflunderstood that Various changes and modifications may readily be madelin the constructionthereof and I do not wish to be limited inany particular. Rather,

What I desire to secure and protect by Letters Patent of the United States is:

I 11.1111 laundryl apparatus, a, revolvable cylinder having an opening therein, a rec-. tangular frame mountedlin sald open ng, a

Wedge-shaped doordetachably fitting insaid opening, adoor to fit into the door-frame from the inside of the receptacle, detachable connections between the door and receptacle for securing the door Within the door-frame and permitting the door to' he moved inwardly;

so that one edge thereof Willclear the doorfrarne and then to belmoved laterally to uncover the door-opening,and means ithin the receptacle serving as the sole means for guidj ing and supporting the door in its lateral movements. r

In Witness whereof, hereunto subscribe my name this 16th day of February, 1931.

orro BUrz AoH, v

frame and adapted tohe movedinwardly to an open position, and a pairof guide-rails mounted Within said cylindenadjacent the o o enin for uidin said door to an o enor a b i b b V closedposition. i

2. In laundry apparatus, revolvable framebeingformed with outwardly'convergcylincler'having a side opening therein, a rectangul'ar frame mounted in saidopening, said i lying sidewalls, a door within said cylinder I having similar converging Walls adapted to v 1 detachably fit outwardly into said frame in? a closing position, ailatch and supporting lugsfj on said door forlocking saiddoorin said clos- I 1; ing positionin said frame, said door adaptedto be opened inwardly intosaid cylinder 1 l position.

and lnovedupwar dly to uncover said open-f 1ng,;and guidexandsupportingmeans 111 said cylinder forsupporting said door in an open In laundryapparatus the combination of a hollow; rotatably mounted"receptaolelhav ing a door-opening through the periphery 3 i thereof, a door-frame 'Inountedto surround -bp n ng,adoor detachably,fitti i 3 the door-frame and adapted to b o d'i Wardly to clear the doorframe. andthen laterally to clear the door opening, and means Within the receptacle serving as the sole means for supporting the door in its lateral movements. 7, a 1 y, 4:. I11 laundry apparatus the combination 7 {of ahollow rotatably mounted receptaclehaving'a' door-openingthrough a all thereof,a door-frame mounted to surround, the door:

i fromthe inside ofthereceptacle, detachable the door-fraineand thenlaterally to clear the} the receptacle serving' as ithe v sole means for supportingthe doorin its lateral movements;

5. In laundry apparatus the combination of a hollow rotatably mounted receptacle hav- -l i a da pp r guidewithin ing a door ope'ning through a Wall thereof, a

doorframe mounted to surround thefdoor-j 

